The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-02
Notes from the Hermitage.

II reports that reach us are reliable.
Mr.. Cleveland must find his position as
principal Of the National Democratic
Reform School not entirely roseate and
thornless. 1t also seems evident that
the greatest harmony does not exist
between the principal and his subordi-
nate associates. The position of rrin-
cipal in an ordinary State Ieform school
Is not pleasing one, and as the cul-
prits grow hardened by age, the per-
plexities become sdll moro harassing.
The late effort to reform, by ordering
all the fags captured in the late slave
bolders' rebellion, which are now stored
In the archives of the nation at Wash
ington, returned 20 the States from
which they were taken, proved am
-aufortnpate movement for the project
ors. No sooner had the mandate gone
forth than the patriotism OF "6l" was
reused to its foundation. The governor
of Ohio Immediately ordered an in-
junction served, to retain the national
bunting In its present position, while
the governors Of Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, and other States sent In their
remonstrances to the reform movement.
General Lucius Fairchild, commander
in-chief Of the National G. A. r., than
whom a Drawer, nobler, more patriotic
man does not exist, gave utterance to
the following words, which VIII Inn
mortalize him for ages to come: /" May
God palsy the hand that wrote the orderl
May God palsy the brain that conceived
1t, and may God palsy the tongue that
dictated itl'' While the loyal news
papers Of the north rose simultaneously
protesting against the execution Of the
disloyal mandate. So great was the
commotion, that the knees Of Mr..
Cleveland smote together like those Of
Belshazzar when he saw the handwrit-
ing on the wall of his palace, and he
Immediately reformed by resembling
the order. and claimed that he had Just
discovered that he had no jurisdiction
in the matter. A contention arose be-
tween the principal and nis subordinates
as to the author of the odious mandate.
So bitter are the feelings Of the men,
bers Of the G. A. Il. posts, that they
refuse to be reviewed by Mn Cleveland
at their National encampment which
will convene at st. Louis during the
present month.
This reform school may be proper rs
applied to Democracy, but individually
we prefer to adhere to the old party,
which for twenty-five years bore our
government safely and securely through
Q period of disastrous internal wars
and left 1t in q condition Of prosperity
and security which needed no reform.
We notice that the present admins
tration Is always ready to reform when
It's acts become 90 odious that the
nation rises up and demands II. And
cannot the Legislature of ths State Of
Dakota see that all that they need Is "a
armly and fearlessly demand thsir
rghtsf
We learn from BrookiHss that the
students in the Agricultural College
are much exercised over the removal Of
two OF their most popular professOys.
We are not conyersant with the whole
matter. having heard but ons siae. but
We can safely say that II they have sup
plied the chair of+he displaced profess
scr Of Rhetoric and Eniglish Literature
By one - efficient and popular, II VIII
~ very fortunate for the institution,
HxR1ur.